Carnival Magic Review

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Magic Halloween Cruise 2013

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Magic
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PDC55
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Oct 2013

This was my 5th cruise with Carnival. My first was on the Fantasy class Elation, 2nd on Spirit class Spirit, 3rd on Conquest class Conquest, 4th was back down to the Fantasy class Ecstasy and this time on the Dream class Magic. I've decided that I am not a fan of the bigger ships. I really do not see that they have any more activities than the smaller ships and added attractions like the Sky Course and Watercourse just aren't that important to me since I don't have kids and am in my 50's. What is important is good service, decent food and a crew that seems to enjoy what they do.

My cabin was an 8B category balcony that was situated in the middle of several Ocean Suites. I can say that my room steward was the best I've had on a bigger ship. She was available at all times and always had a great attitude. After reading several reviews and comments about cabins not being clean I went through mine to see if there was any truth to what I had read. I did not find a spot of dust, lint or anything else. Basically it was spotless and seemed to magically return to that state every time I left the cabin.

The three meals I ate in the main dining room were for Brunch and I had excellent service 2 out of the 3 times. I had anytime dining and never managed to make it there for dinner so I can't comment on anything there. I did look over each night's menu and really didn't see anything that I hadn't already had on previous cruises. I did notice that the attire for formal night was a bit more relaxed than the other cruises I've been on. Most men had suits on or were at least wearing a tie. Women were in basic black dresses or had on something sparkly. Room service was hit and miss out of the 4 times I ordered it the meal arrived without silverware. Hard to eat yogurt, cereal and chocolate cake with your fingers. Lido deck had the same old stuff. Filling but not necessarily fantastic. I did like the pay for items at the Red Frog Pub and the wait staff is excellent. The Steakhouse was a bit of a disappointment but only because the service was lacking. I never got the coffee I asked for and they only seemed to be interested in giving some sort of wine as a drink option. We had to ask for cracked pepper after seeing it offered to the couple next to us.

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I like the front of the boat because I'm weird and like movement. Not the case with the Magic, I felt more movement mid ship and aft than I did up front. Loved having a balcony to sit out on. People next to us smoked and did ask if it was bothering us which it wasn't. Had enough breeze to keep it from hanging around to long. It is a long walk to the back of the ship for Seaside Brunch and buffet so keep this in mind if you have any type of mobility problems.

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